<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in King-crimson ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/king-crimson Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:10:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “I asked for a cash discount. The shop assistant said, ‘I could phone up Eric Clapton and he’d come and buy it’”: Robert Fripp’s life in three guitars ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/robert-fripp-three-favorite-guitars d45qu6gkc44L85xpgEm8JT Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:10:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Here’s a diary entry from July 24, 1974: ‘Argument with Bill Bruford. Bill says, ‘They might as well get a session guitarist’”: The making of Red, the album that pushed King Crimson to the brink ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/robert-fripp-on-the-making-of-king-crimson-red uFk8U6GGVfmiL4Vjc7vciC Fri, 16 Jan 2026 16:53:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I saw a recent video on YouTube on the 10 precursors to heavy metal, and Schizoid Man wasn’t among them. That’s absurd”: Robert Fripp explains how King Crimson paved the way for heavy metal ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/how-king-crimson-paved-the-way-for-heavy-metal mnY7Xr7cSDUay2DCXEEkyV Tue, 30 Dec 2025 14:20:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Robert said, ‘Would you be prepared to play bass?’ And I thought, ‘Four strings, six strings... what could be the problem?’”: Greg Lake started out as a guitarist – before being convinced by Robert Fripp to switch to bass when joining King Crimson ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/how-greg-lake-switched-from-guitar-to-bass-thanks-to-robert-fripp pzjvtmzbzn3eLb6Bg5J8QQ Sat, 13 Dec 2025 17:05:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Steve Vai walked me through the process – he’s had it done twice. He introduced me to one of the best surgeons in the US”: Adrian Belew on his carpal tunnel fears and recovery, working with Vai and Frank Zappa, and his next musical adventure ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/adrian-belew-beat-live ibqr5QfDSRnu2SCGjBnRiF Tue, 12 Aug 2025 10:55:40 +0000 Tue, 19 Aug 2025 14:53:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The year that I spent with Frank was the first and only time that I’ve ever had serious instruction”: Adrian Belew reflects on his game-changing year with Frank Zappa – and what the avant-garde musician taught him about music and the business ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/adrian-belew-reflects-on-his-game-changing-year-with-frank-zappa c5jaFTvWUTXUVTGrfR9W2C Fri, 08 Aug 2025 11:24:29 +0000 Wed, 13 Aug 2025 15:27:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ “My hand started getting numb and it would stay numb from the moment that I woke up, all the way until soundcheck. It was a little scary”: Adrian Belew reflects on having his left hand repaired – and how his playing is recovering ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/adrian-belew-reflects-on-having-his-left-hand-repaired-and-how-his-playing-is-recovering aSFwUkG3Qg9a5daMZkMH3k Thu, 24 Jul 2025 12:40:16 +0000 Wed, 13 Aug 2025 15:27:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ “My upbeat moment is, I'm alive”: Robert Fripp reveals he’s recovering from a heart attack ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/robert-fripp-heart-attack-recovery MfPFkV8uvyxXtDMqzv4BQ Mon, 12 May 2025 16:04:07 +0000 Wed, 21 May 2025 09:58:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I wasn’t into King Crimson at all. Definitely not my kind of music”: How Andy Summers formed one of the 1980s’ most unlikely guitar partnerships with Robert Fripp – despite not being especially keen on some of his work ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/andy-summers-robert-fripp-collaboration-origins PVpMuHySRtiaGyMLzzi62b Wed, 02 Apr 2025 09:41:48 +0000 Mon, 07 Apr 2025 15:37:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I would say he’s underrated in the echelons of guitar. Honestly, there’s no-one close”: Steve Vai reveals what it’s like to work side by side with fellow Frank Zappa alum Adrian Belew on the BEAT tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/steve-vai-reveals-what-it-is-like-to-work-with-adrian-belew-on-the-beat-tour MzXV2AkptTYKfu2eaYZmu Tue, 18 Feb 2025 17:28:32 +0000 Mon, 24 Feb 2025 14:21:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There was no way we would cancel the gig, but there were no guitars, amps, pedals, or anything. How am I going to make the show work for Steve Vai?” When Steve Vai’s gear got lost in transit, his tech stepped in to save the day ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/how-steve-vai-tech-saved-show-when-gear-didnt-turn-up MmjYsEDWEQ4qpcqSRNNmAo Mon, 03 Feb 2025 13:11:14 +0000 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:39:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Throughout the Beat tour, my left hand kept going numb and burning like fire”: Adrian Belew recovering after undergoing carpal tunnel surgery ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/adrian-belew-carpal-tunnel-surgery BKJUqjNHEchqrSP3UVhFrj Thu, 30 Jan 2025 11:44:21 +0000 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:07:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We get past our second show and I get an email from Robert. At the end, he said, ‘Can I make a suggestion?’” How Robert Fripp helped Steve Vai tailor his King Crimson playing on the BEAT tour with one piece of advice ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/steve-vai-beat-advice-from-robert-fripp bwYYRegc3bZCBjXCPmiaQj Wed, 15 Jan 2025 13:31:55 +0000 Mon, 17 Feb 2025 17:04:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You can rehearse until you’re blue in the face, but once you hit the stage, all bets are off”: How King Crimson was reborn at the hands of Steve Vai and Adrian Belew ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/beat-king-crimson-year-in-review-2024 J6A7ELTRS99arwraUG6u9o Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:15:00 +0000 Thu, 02 Jan 2025 11:35:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ “My stock answer was, ‘No.’ Most people who approach me to do something like that are looking to relive the glory days of ’80s rock”: Why Steve Vai dropped his anti-supergroup stance to help revive some of King Crimson’s most celebrated work ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/steve-vai-on-why-he-said-yes-to-beat z6C8tMm3B59PrCGCF5suqj Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:48:51 +0000 Thu, 02 Jan 2025 11:14:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ He's one of the most technically proficient of all prog rock guitarists, and his guitar parts would take several lifetimes to fully comprehend. Dare you enter the court of the Crimson King, Robert Fripp? ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/artist-lessons/king-crimson-robert-fripp 9SmJp2cPq8mCYGAe8T8rWj Fri, 29 Nov 2024 15:17:00 +0000 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 11:40:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I would call our approach organized chaos, but it drove Allan Holdsworth up the wall”: John Wetton has been the bass force behind a peak-period King Crimson lineup and two prog rock supergroups ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/john-wetton-king-crimson-interview nFwoix7NWUuQmxmrcPmcdG Sun, 29 Sep 2024 10:23:10 +0000 Fri, 18 Oct 2024 15:31:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I felt like Ken Parker had taken 20 years to eliminate all the things that normally go wrong with a Fender or Gibson”: Adrian Belew on how he persuaded the famed luthier to create his mind-bending signature Parker Fly ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/adrian-belew-on-how-he-persuaded-luthier-ken-parker-to-create-his-signature-parker-fly fqUiRaxtz3PGcEZfQCKXiU Thu, 19 Sep 2024 11:59:49 +0000 Wed, 02 Oct 2024 15:24:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You can rehearse until you're blue in the face, but once you hit the stage and the lights go out, all bets are off”: Steve Vai and Adrian Belew tackle King Crimson classics as their much-anticipated Beat tour kicks off ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/steve-vai-beat-tour-opening-night KGF4EbvQnNz3kBUKzTQhuU Mon, 16 Sep 2024 15:23:24 +0000 Wed, 02 Oct 2024 15:27:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s amazing to see Adrian Belew and Steve Vai playing together. My temptation is to pick up the camera! I have to remind myself to stick to my job playing bass”: For the King Crimson-channeling Beat tour, Tony Levin is a virtuoso among virtuosos ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/tony-levin-playing-bass-king-crimson-beat-tour S7pZMnkcBqBkyKVBYz5Dp5 Mon, 09 Sep 2024 10:54:50 +0000 Mon, 09 Sep 2024 12:15:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We got together in someone's apartment in the Village and were jamming, trying to see what we could come up with”: Andy Summers on his longstanding relationship with Robert Fripp – and their surprise new collab album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/andy-summers-robert-fripp-new-album nSGSGLYjxpooawMQMEsHQ Wed, 04 Sep 2024 09:05:51 +0000 Fri, 20 Sep 2024 15:38:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ “David Bowie and Brian Eno used to laugh at me, saying: ‘You’re not supposed to be able to play that!’” Adrian Belew on Frank Zappa’s lessons, Robert Fripp’s synth guitar, and what’s coming up with Steve Vai ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/adrian-belew-beat Gt8kbAY8s8k5gT96D5vAsR Tue, 14 May 2024 11:56:02 +0000 Thu, 13 Jun 2024 09:58:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Robert had a plan laid out that we would do three records in three years”: Adrian Belew on how King Crimson made an underrated prog classic in “this industrial musical junkyard we created” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/adrian-belew-on-king-crimson-three-of-a-perfect-pair E54bUcLNFkXxmpHkbMpqDk Wed, 08 May 2024 09:44:21 +0000 Wed, 22 May 2024 14:55:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ “His style is so specific and refined. It's not something I could just jump into”: Steve Vai explains the hardest part of replicating Robert Fripp’s playing style ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/steve-vai-robert-fripp-hardest-parts-guitar-style SSXSK6jKYacTgaHzrsTawN Mon, 22 Apr 2024 12:19:27 +0000 Mon, 22 Apr 2024 12:19:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Jimi Hendrix came down to see us – he came up to me and said, ‘Shake my left hand, man, it’s closer to my heart’”: King Crimson’s Robert Fripp on the time he met Jimi Hendrix ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/king-crimson-robert-fripp-jimi-hendrix S9xH7RpFib6XErEg92VxyR Thu, 18 Apr 2024 16:15:30 +0000 Tue, 30 Apr 2024 10:06:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We started thinking, ‘Well, who could possibly be in the band?’ The only person I could think of was Steve”: Adrian Belew on how he and Steve Vai are forming a new guitar partnership ahead of a King Crimson supergroup tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/adrian-belew-discusses-beat-steve-vai NuhGt99GGDZcSzVtFsS2Qc Fri, 12 Apr 2024 15:30:20 +0000 Wed, 22 May 2024 14:28:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Robert Fripp is one of our historical geniuses… I will be putting my best foot forward to respect this great music”: Steve Vai, Adrian Belew, Tony Levin and Danny Carey reveal full details of new King Crimson supergroup tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/king-crimson-beat-supergroup-tour 86gHTH74CkEaRNPNjWyZH4 Tue, 02 Apr 2024 19:45:37 +0000 Wed, 03 Apr 2024 09:06:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ From King Crimson to A-list hired gun with Talking Heads, Frank Zappa and David Bowie, Adrian Belew created his own language on the guitar – here are his 10 greatest guitar moments ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/adrian-belew-10-greatest-guitar-moments 2J6TVZLKdECBfuX8UTpfkD Thu, 28 Mar 2024 10:20:32 +0000 Wed, 04 Sep 2024 16:05:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Steve Vai is the only guitarist who could play my parts. I’m totally psyched for this”: Robert Fripp gives his blessing for a new King Crimson supergroup, featuring Steve Vai, Adrian Belew, Tony Levin and Danny Carey ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/steve-vai-king-crimson-beat JMUNAwXMHsKXKsg3C5HoCX Fri, 22 Mar 2024 13:34:32 +0000 Wed, 10 Apr 2024 11:10:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The process with Robert was so intense – I feel like I helped create almost a new genre with King Crimson with each piece of music we made”: Trey Gunn on what he learned from Robert Fripp –and how to tame the Warr Guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/trey-gunn-tu-ner-t1-contact-information P3QYRoyHsdRY5aLnSwsznQ Thu, 04 Jan 2024 10:44:04 +0000 Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:30:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He would probably look at my guitar playing and think, ‘You’re a moron!’” Dave Matthews explains how Robert Fripp inspired his unconventional fretboard approach ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/dave-matthews-robert-fripp-influence bT5WyR3Y9EaACZVdxy9CEe Tue, 02 Jan 2024 15:31:00 +0000 Wed, 28 Aug 2024 13:50:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tony Levin: “D’Angelo’s Voodoo made me want to go back to school as a bassist” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/tony-levin-dangelos-voodoo-made-me-want-to-go-back-to-school-as-a-bassist ZQuR8Hi7zNyK8GCEqx4NfK Mon, 08 May 2023 12:00:29 +0000 Mon, 23 Sep 2024 11:27:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Tony Levin demonstrate his signature ‘funk fingers’ ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/watch-tony-levin-demonstrate-his-signature-funk-fingers Ryo4uRf2L6amcTqHXQXm39 Wed, 16 Nov 2022 14:42:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Robert Fripp in-depth: his quest to combine Hendrix and Bartók, what made King Crimson “problematic” and why he has “no interest in gear at all” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/robert-fripp-exposures-king-crimson 42Q95LukpUoxudqrhdJ95 Thu, 25 Aug 2022 09:40:18 +0000 Tue, 26 Mar 2024 16:33:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Author Anthony Garone on his epic journey to master Robert Fripp's most challenging King Crimson track, Fracture ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/anthony-garone-king-crimson-fracture-book 8XVnJxwSdwwfhRqAMwCgdV Tue, 19 Apr 2022 11:04:38 +0000 Tue, 19 Apr 2022 11:04:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Robert Fripp’s 20 greatest guitar moments ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/robert-fripp-greatest-guitar-moments Bf3wF5XjJiSY428ovdkU2E Mon, 11 Apr 2022 13:45:29 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:19:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ King Crimson and Foreigner multi-instrumentalist Ian McDonald dies aged 75 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/ian-mcdonald-dies-aged-75 7nHbZHo3kMPgLTfCWQTNFN Fri, 11 Feb 2022 14:13:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch the trailer for In the Court of the Crimson King, a new documentary on the history of King Crimson ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/in-the-court-of-crimson-king-trailer xPitjCiua7uRwyCsDqSaN5 Thu, 03 Feb 2022 20:39:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tony Levin on his best bass albums ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/tony-levin-best-albums aG4PTWiKEMEVQLBUqRa9GX Tue, 05 Oct 2021 10:36:29 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:19:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Robert Fripp and Toyah Wilcox take it up a level with a high-octane cover of Aerosmith’s Love in An Elevator ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/robert-fripp-toyah-wilcox-aerosmith-love-in-an-elevator SP7ijYDuQjCrNL4RV49Mrg Mon, 28 Jun 2021 14:48:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ A guitarist spent 22 years learning to play King Crimson’s Fracture, and wrote a book about it ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/a-guitarist-spent-22-years-learning-to-play-king-crimsons-fracture-and-wrote-a-book-about-it MW3DBgoDotEmn7MwtjVNzh Wed, 14 Apr 2021 14:40:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ King Crimson legend Robert Fripp and Toyah Wilcox take on Iron Maiden’s The Number of the Beast for Easter Sunday ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/robert-fripp-and-toyah-wilcox-the-number-of-the-beast uKnPJLtcPgFX5CYsvRFCpP Mon, 05 Apr 2021 15:50:37 +0000 Tue, 06 Apr 2021 09:53:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jakko Jakszyk on his greatest gear finds – including a Gibson ES-150D that piqued Robert Fripp's interest ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/jakko-jakszyk-on-his-greatest-gear-finds-including-a-gibson-es-150d-that-piqued-robert-fripps-interest y3DNJ9ZssT7eKeFrZqCQHU Fri, 02 Apr 2021 09:30:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Robert Fripp covered Mötley Crüe, Metallica and was “blown away” by the guitar playing ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/robert-fripp-covered-motley-crue-metallica-and-was-blown-away-by-the-guitar-playing 5qN5F76GDWuKjcAscrW78E Mon, 29 Mar 2021 15:59:19 +0000 Mon, 22 May 2023 16:08:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Because this year can only get weirder, here’s a tattooed Robert Fripp playing Black Sabbath’s Paranoid in a prison cell ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/because-this-year-can-only-get-weirder-heres-a-tattooed-robert-fripp-playing-black-sabbaths-paranoid-in-a-prison-cell aj2xWhegGqvE8HX9cLh2Mk Wed, 04 Nov 2020 17:09:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Former King Crimson singer and bassist Gordon Haskell has died aged 74 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/former-king-crimson-singer-and-bassist-gordon-haskell-has-died-aged-74 oTp8rJnJDaXNb67ePogPJn Mon, 19 Oct 2020 15:21:11 +0000 Mon, 19 Oct 2020 15:25:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ The 20 heaviest songs before Black Sabbath ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-20-heaviest-songs-before-black-sabbath FEHiJcQZr8qXXvzUcQxPDh Wed, 04 Mar 2020 14:40:03 +0000 Fri, 11 Nov 2022 09:41:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Top 10 Greatest Rock and Roll Song Endings of All Time ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/top-10-greatest-rock-and-roll-song-endings-all-time 5Db3y2pYHpCQFqenJ6tUQb Wed, 20 Mar 2019 17:33:20 +0000 Wed, 23 Oct 2019 21:23:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch King Crimson Play "Elephant Talk" on 'Fridays' in 1981 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/watch-king-crimson-play-elephant-talk-on-fridays-in-1981 ACSpXVbpiBbg3tTDkWUvyS Wed, 16 May 2018 16:22:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ Adrian Belew Discusses Gizmodrome, Parker Guitars and Auditioning for Frank Zappa ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/adrian-belew-talks-frank-zappa-gizmodrome-parker-fly-interview-king-crimson ovS292uijeKw7Jx7qMEdH7 Sun, 26 Nov 2017 19:44:25 +0000